Writing Center

is pleased to announce our

Fall '06 Writing Contest

Winners

Creative Non-Fiction

1st     Cheyney Wheelwright              Goodbye, Rosie

2nd    Kathryn Olds                             What If They Stray?

Fiction

1st     Emily Ryujin                          A Pair of Painter Hands

2nd    Camden Bennett                        The Commute

Poetry

1st    Mario Chard                                 Hesitancy

2nd   W. Steven McDonald                 See Also: Insanity

Scholarly Non-Fiction

1st    Lucas K. Hall                         The Effects of Cheatgrass on the
                                                               Relative Abundance of a  Northern
                                                               Utah Snake Community                         
2nd 
 Janice LeFevre                           Letters from Birmingham Jail: 
                                                      
A Nation's Conscience, A Catalyst
                                                                for Change
 

Watch for our posters calling for submissions
to the Fall 2007 Writing Center Writing Contest!!

        1st place--$50,  2nd place--$30

        The categories for submission include:

  • Poetry: up to 3 poems, no longer than one page each.
  • Short stories: no more than 5 pages or 1250 words.
  • Scholarly Nonfiction (research): no more than 20 pages.
  • Creative Nonfiction (biography): no more than 5 pages or 1250 words.

        Guidelines for submission:

  • Must be a Weber State University student.

  • One hard copy of submission, typed.
  • One copy of submission on PC-formatted disk.
  • A signed statement of your submission’s originality.
  • Cover sheet with name, phone number, address, social security number, title, and category of submission.
  • Judging impartiality requires that you remove your name from all but the cover sheet. 

        The 1st and 2nd place winners in each category will be awarded cash prizes and will be published in the
        spring edition of Verbal Equinox.


Weber State University Writing Center
Student Services Center, Rm. 261
801-626-6463, clairehughes@weber.edu